Miami

Student file of William Callahan, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on May 20, 1908 and departed on June 30, 1911. The file contains a student information card, a medical/physical record, returned student surveys, an application for enrollment, an outing record, trade/position record cards, a progress/conduct card,…

Student information card of William Callahan, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on May 20, 1908 and departed on July 1, 1911.

Progress card of Edwin Miller, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 24, 1911.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 25, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on October 24.

Student file of Edwin Miller, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 24, 1911, graduated in 1917, and ultimately departed on June 9, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, applications for enrollment, correspondence, trade record…

Student information card of Edwin Miller, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 24, 1911 and ultimately departed on June 9, 1917. The information card indicates that Miller graduated in 1917. 

Student information card of James McCoonse, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 4, 1916 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates McCoonse transferred to the Chilocco Indian School upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information cards of James McCoonse, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 4, 1916 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates McCoonse transferred to the Chilocco Indian School upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student file of Joseph McCoonse, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 4, 1916 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file contains a student information card.

In school documentation Joseph McCoonse is also known as Joe McCoonse.

Note: This document was found filed at the U.S. National Archives in the same…

Student information card of Joseph McCoonse, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 4, 1916 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates McCoonse transferred to the Chilocco Indian School upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information card of Joseph McCoonse, a member of the Miami Nation, who entered the school on October 4, 1916. The file indicates McCoonse transferred to the Chilocco Indian School upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Page one opens with a discussion on the various types of Indian education, from day and boarding schools in Indian Territory to Boarding schools like Carlisle in the east. It also talked about the construction of new buildings on campus. Page two had more statistics on other Indian Schools. Page three had a letter from George (Kit-Ka-Hoc) La-Lu…

Page one opened with “The Thoughts and Opinions of Indian Agents” which took up the entire page an continued onto page four. Page two had an article on caring for Indians and small pieces on enforced education, and the need for books and paper for school. Page three had the school items, which mentioned things such as the death of Lizzie McNac…

The first page opened with a poem titled “So Say We, All of Us Girls,” followed by “The Indian’s Hair Would Not Curl,” by Aunt Martha that recalled a comical hair care story involving Aunt Martha’s friend and a visiting Indian chief. “From a Former Student of Carlisle” reprinted a letter to Capt. Pratt from former student Frank Aveline (Miami)…

The first page opened with the poem "What a Jug Did," reprinted from An Old Scrap Book followed by a piece called "Nice Letter from Mr. Standing," made up of abstracts from his trip West returning Carlisle students to their home agencies. Standing mentioned there was a special travel car for girls and sick students, and described his…

The first page opened with a poem by Sarah E. Eastman reprinted from “Golden Days,” titled “If! If!” followed by the reprinted letter from a Carlisle Indian School student on Outing called “She Wants a Higher Education.” The last piece on the page continues on the fourth page called “A Modern Pueblo” about the process by which a progressive…

Studio portrait of Esther Miller wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Esther Miller.

This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25, 1886.

Studio portrait of John Miller and Joseph (here Joel) Cotter, both wearing school uniforms.  

Note: Handwritten caption on this image provides date of November 27, 1886. 

Studio portrait of Isadore Labedie. 

Note: Caption on this image indicates it was taken in March 1888. 

Studio portrait of seven male and seven female students, the first graduating class in 1889.

The are, back row, left to right: Frank Dorian, Joel Tyndall, William F. Campbell, Edwin Schanandore, Thomas Wistar, Joseph B. Harris; middle row (seated), left to right: Kish Hawkins, Eva Johnson, Esther Miller, Lillie Cornelius, Julia Powlas;…

Studio portrait of William Froman.

Studio portrait of one female and ten male students, the graduating class of 1891. 

They are, back row, left to right: Robert Matthews (seated), Martin Archiquette, John Tyler, William Froman, Charles E. Dagenett; middle row, seated, left to right: Henry Standing Bear, Etta Robertson, Levi St. Cyr, Harry Kohpay; front row, seated,…

Portrait of a baseball team with "Indians" on the front of their uniforms, with white coach or teacher in center.

The handwritten caption for the Cumberland County Historical Society version of this images identifies them as the Union Reserve baseball team. The sitters are identified in that image as: back row, Frank Everett and Charles…

Portrait of a baseball team with "Indians" on the front of their uniforms, with white coach or teacher in center. The handwritten caption in the album identifies them as the Union Reserve baseball team. 

The caption written below the image identifies the sitters as: back row, Frank Everett and Charles Damon; middle row, Josiah…

Studio portrait of John Miller. 

Note: There were several students named John Miller. It is not clear which one this is.